Tag Kenneth L. Mattox

Surgery

Thoracic vascular injury

The heart and aorta and its great vessels are encased in the chest cavity, protected by the vertebral bodies, rib cage, clavicle, manubrium, and sternum. One of the earliest reports of thoracic vascular injury was described by Vesalius in 1557…

Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
January 25, 2024

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Injury to the Heart and Great Vessels

The heart is a vital organ, with its arch vessels encased in the chest cavity and protected by the manubrium, sternum, and rib cage. Injury to this organ can come from blunt trauma, which includes blunt cardiac injury, more commonly…

Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest
September 15, 2023